All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 172
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IAM urges member to reject Boeing contract, begin strike after 3 Sept
The International Association of Machinists (IAM) has urged 27,000 Boeing employees to vote for a strike on 3 September, potentially creating a work stoppage...
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PICTURE: Sikorsky wraps up busy week with UH-60M first flight
First flight by the UH-60M Black Hawk completes the second debut of a new Sikorsky rotorcraft in as many days.
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Boeing sweetens last contract offer to IAM before strike vote
Boeing presented a best and final offer to its largest union today that retreats from its most unpopular benefits proposals, adds new financial incentives...
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Boeing, US Army sign $4.3 billion deal for up to 215 Chinooks
Boeing will build or remanufacture up to 215 CH-47 Chinooks up to 2014 under a new...
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NewsSikorsky's X2 speedster completes first flight
Sikorsky today launched the flight test phase for the X2 high-speed technology demonstrator, achieving a first flight of 30 minutes in Schweizer Aircraft's rapid prototyping facility in Horseheads, New York.
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Boeing, union face strike threat in final round of talks
Boeing has entered a final, two-week round of negotiations with its largest union with the threat of a work stoppage looming only one month before the scheduled...
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Boeing's final offer ahead, but strike still looms
Boeing could present a final offer to its largest union on Thursday, but a strike still looms unless both sides make more concessions.
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Boeing backs off interoperable goal for modelling and simulation networks
Boeing has softened its once-strident stance on the need to establish standards for networking protocols across the US and global defence industry. In...
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GAO: poor performance doomed Lockheed/General Atomics bid for BAMS
New documents released on 20 August reveal why the US Navy rejected a Lockheed Martin/General Atomics bid for its BAMS deal ...
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Brazil nears first cut for F-X2 fighter bidders
The Brazilian air force is "very shortly" expected to narrow the competitive field for its F-X2 fighter requirement to just two or three bidders ...
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NewsSaab submits Dutch Gripen NG offer with all-inclusive price
Saab today presented the Netherlands Ministry of Defence with an all-inclusive proposal for 85 Gripen NG (next generation) as a new alternative to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
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EADS lets US market strategy slip in job ad
A new job advertisement inadvertently confirms EADS North America’s serious intention to use Airbus platforms to compete for a variety of Boeing 707- and 747-based platforms flown by the US Air Force.
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Boeing criticizes No. 2 union SPEEA for making rash attacks
A Boeing executive criticized the company's second-largest union for launching two public attacks about alleged management misdeeds in recent weeks without...
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NewsUS Navy proposes more UH-1Ys, AH-1Zs despite test phase setback
The US Navy will during September propose adding 69 aircraft to the Bell Helicopter UH-1Y/AH-1Z upgrades programme, despite a recent operational evaluation setback ...
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IAM leader confirms counter-offer timing, still hopes to avoid Boeing strike
Boeing's largest union confirms the submittal of its first detailed counter-offer for a new contract will come within a few days, and the group leaders remain...
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Non-economic questions linger as Boeing, IAM enter final talks
Boeing and its largest union have failed to reach agreement on all non-economic issues before entering a two-week period of intense negotiations on a new...
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Northrop Grumman eyes new radar for sense and avoid suite
Northrop Grumman has decided an all-new radar will be needed as part of a four-sensor package to solve the sense-and-avoid problem for unmanned aircraft...
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Boeing offers C-17B as piecemeal upgrade
Elements of Boeing's proposed upgrade package for transforming the C-17A into a more suitable theatre transport could be added piecemeal rather than in a...